The latest episode of VGC’s new weekly show, VGC: A Video Game Podcast, is now available on all major audio platforms. This week VGC’s Jordan Middler and Andy Robinson are joined by GameSpot and Giant Bomb’s Lucy James to discuss the week’s biggest video game news, including the state ofRedfall,Star Wars Jedi Survivor‘sPCrelease problems, and more. We also talk about the ongoingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomleaks, but don’t worry, there are no spoilers here....

Raven Software has revealed a number of significant changes coming to Call of Duty Warzone’s Caldera map as part of the game’s Season 4 update. Call of Duty VanguardandWarzoneSeason 4, which is titled Mercenaries of Fortune, arrives on June 22. Major changes planned for Warzone’s Caldera map include reducing the vegetation on the island by 50%, resulting in improved visibility, and the introduction of new “micro-POIs”. It was previously confirmed that Season 4 will also introduce a new Warzone map called Fortune’s Keep,which was recently shown off in a reveal trailer....

Microsoft will host a roundtable discussion with key Bethesda leaders on Thursday. Xboxgames marketing GMAaron Greenbergcautioned fans not to expect a focus on news or game reveals. Instead, the roundtable with serve as an introduction to the key people and teams atBethesda. You’ll be able to watch the event from 10am PST/1pm ET/6pm UK via the YouTube video embedded at the top of this page. UPDATE:During Thursday’s event, Xbox bossPhil Spencer said delivering “great exclusive games”for platforms that support Xbox Game Pass was the primary reasonMicrosoftacquired Bethesda parentZeniMax Media....

Microsoft will begin rolling out its PC games on Boosteroid next month. Starting on June 1,Deathloop,Gears 5,GroundedandPentimentwill be made available via the cloud gaming service. “This moment builds on our recent announcement thatPC gamesfromXboxareavailable to Nvidia GeForce Now members, and is one of our many partnerships planned globally with a variety of cloud gaming providers, including Ubitus and Nware, and EE in the future,” said Xbox corporate vice president Sarah Bond....

Microsoft hasopened registrationfor the preview version of its Project xCloud game streaming service. The preview will start in October and is open to players in the US, UK and Korea with anXbox Onecontroller and anAndroidphone or tablet. Gears 5,Halo5,Sea of Thievesand Killer Instinct will be available to play via thexCloudpreview,Microsoftannounced on Tuesday. When the full version of the service launches players will be able to choose between streaming from Microsoft’s data centres, or using their own Xbox One console as a personal server....

Microsoft has confirmed that it has decided to change its approach to its work-in-progress device that will let players stream Xbox games to TVs. Windows Centralreports that the project, which is codenamed Keystone, will be a small device that can connect to any monitor or TV and use Game Pass’s cloud streaming functionality without the need for a console. The device’s streaming-only functionality will mean it doesn’t need the powerful components present in theXbox Series X, Series S or gamingPCs, so it’s likely to be a significantly cheaper way to access Game Pass....

Xenoblade studio Monolith has confirmed it assisted development of today’s big Switch 2 launch game Mario Kart World. Posting onX, Monolith said it had assisted with the design of characters and courses for the Switch 2 game. Monolith, which is fully owned byNintendo, has previously contributed to many first-party games, including the Splatoon, Animal Crossing, and Zelda series. For the past 15 years,Monolith Softhas mainly been focused on development of the Xenoblade Chronicles series, though it was also responsible for the two Project X Zone crossover RPGs on the 3DS....

A Revenge of the Savage Planet ad spotted at the Game Developers Conference this year appears to taunt former Stadia boss Phil Harrison. The ad, which was spotted by VGC and is currently on display in San Francisco’s Union Square, shows a character with an oversized bald head. “Has a Harrison fired you lately?” The ad reads. “You might be eligible for emotional support”. It also has a link to theRevenge of the Savage Planetwebsite....

Former Xbox executive Peter Moore says the Xbox vs PlayStation console war was “healthy for the industry”, but that things have changed. In an interview onDanny Peña’s YouTube channel, Moore was asked aboutXbox‘s current strategy of releasing its first-party games on other systems, most notablyPS5. Moore – who joined Xbox in 2003 to help it compete with thePS2andGameCube, then oversaw the launch of theXbox 360– said that in that era the concept of ‘console wars’ was a good thing for the industry, because it kept each side in the public eye....

One of the producers of the Sonic the Hedgehog films has said the plan is to create “a Sonic cinematic universe”. Toby Ascher, who was a producer on 2020’s Sonic film and the upcoming sequel, commented on the plan in production notes released to coincide with the lifting of today’sSonic 2 reviewembargo. “We’re creating a Sonic cinematic universe, so we knew we were going to add characters, like Tails and Knuckles; new to the films but beloved by gamers all over the world,” he said....

Universal Studios has confirmed that Super Nintendo World in Hollywood California will open in early 2023, and will feature a ride based on Mario Kart. The ride, which has been in the Japanese park for some time, sees players wear AR headsets and race through a Mario Kart track, virtually throwing items at their opponents. “Ready to experience Mario Kart like never before? Put on the special goggles and battle Team Bowser on iconic Mario Kart courses alongside Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach,” it said....

Amazon has announced a new two-day shopping event for Prime members in October. The ‘Prime Early Access Sale’ will begin on October 11 at 12am PT / 3am ET / 8am BST and run for 48 hours. Promising early access to “hundreds of thousands of deals”, it will be available in 15 countries: Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US....

A PlayStation emulator noted for its internal resolution scaling has now been ported to the Xbox Series X and S. DuckStationis a PS1 emulator that focuses on “playability, speed and long-term maintainability”. According to the developer, “the goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices”. Because of this, when the emulator is run on more high-end devices it can tap into their extra processing power to upscale games by up to 16 times their original resolution....